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Project LAUNCH: Brief Overview

Jennifer Oppenheim, Coordinatorjennifer.oppenheim@samhsa.hhs.gov

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Goal: To foster the healthy development and wellness of all young children (birth through age 8), preparing them to thrive in school and beyond.

Project LAUNCH

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• 5 year grants • Focus on prenatal/birth to age 8 • Collaboration across all sectors serving young children

and families• 40 states, tribes, & communities have been funded since

2008• Funds to state Title V & mental health agencies• State/tribe picks pilot community to partner• Dual focus on systems improvement/integration &

implementation of evidence-based prevention and promotion practices

Project LAUNCH:Basic Facts

Project LAUNCH Grantees

Aliviane, Inc.; El Paso, TX

Fund for Public Health; New York, NY

Multnomah Education Service District; Portland, OR

North Colorado Health Alliance; Greeley, CO

University of Missouri; Columbia, MO

Wheeler Clinic;Plainville, CT

Grantees by Cohort

California

District ofColumbia

Iowa

Illinois

Kansas

Massachusetts

Michigan

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Wisconsin

Cherokee Nation, OK

Florida

Indiana

Maryland

Missouri

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK

New Hampshire

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, MI

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of AZ

Pueblo of Laguna, DOE, NM

Vermont

20082008 20092009 20102010 20122012

Arizona

Maine

New Mexico

Red Cliff Band of Lake SuperiorChippewa

Rhode Island

Washington

20132013

New Jersey

Tennessee

Oklahoma

Louisiana

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, ND

Project LAUNCH: Dual Focus

3 Guiding Principles

Holistic Perspective

Ecological Framework

Public Health Approach

Dual Focus: (1) Systems Change

Dual Focus (2): 5 Core Strategies

Mental Health Consultation in Early Care and Education

Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care

Family Strengthening

Enhanced Home Visiting with a focus on social/emotional wellbeing

Screening and Assessment in a range of child-serving settings

Two Cross-cutting Approaches

wellness illness

PROMOTION PREVENTION TREATMENT

Universal/selected/indicated

PROJECT LAUNCH Activities along the Continuum of Care

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LAUNCH Communities at High Risk Compared to U.S. as a

Whole

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Breadth of Representation on LAUNCH Child Wellness

Councils96%

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88%

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17%

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Communitycouncils andTribal councils(n=24)State councils(n=16)

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Three years into the initiative:•49,000 children and parents screened & assessed in diverse settings•11,400 community providers trained on social-emotional and behavioral health •723 primary care providers received integrated Behavioral Health Consultation•1,146 Early Childhood staff received LAUNCH-supported Mental Health Consultation•2,240 families served in 27 LAUNCH-supported home visiting programs•4,800 families served in 31 LAUNCH-supported family strengthening programs

Project LAUNCHImplementation at a Glance

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Special studies are underway looking at a variety of population outcomes for young children and their families:

•Birth outcomes•Utilization rates of preventive and emergency health care•Child development outcomes (ages 1 – 5) •Kindergarten readiness and behavior (through Grade 2)•Academic performance (kindergarten through Grade 3) •Referrals to special education•Attendance rates•Maternal well-being

Project LAUNCH Special Studies